title: Advances of modern chromatographic and electrophoretic methods in separation and analysis of flavonoids.
abstract: Flavonoids, one of the largest groups of secondary metabolites, are widespread in vegetable crops such as herbs, fruits, vegetables, grains, seeds and derived foods such as juices, wines, oils, etc. They receive considerable attention due to their biological and physiological importance. Hundreds of publications on the analysis of flavonoids have appeared over the past decade. Traditional and more advanced techniques have come to prominence for sample preparation, separation, detection, and identification. This review intends to provide an updated, concise overview on the recent development and trends of separation, identification and quantification for flavonoids by modern chromatographic and spectrophotometric analytical techniques, including gas chromatography (GC), liquid chromatography (LC), and capillary electrophoresis (CE). The sample preparation before analysis is also briefly summarized.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicines-China Pharmaceutical University, Ministry of Education, Nanjing 210009, PR China. lehabc@sina.com
authors.forename: E-Hu
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lian-Wen
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chang-Yin
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yong-Bo
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D002845:Chromatography / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008722:Methods; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids